California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4659.7

WIC § 4659.7 Effective Jan 1, 2010Div. 4.5 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2.5

Statute text

(a)Whenever a regional center believes that a generic agency is responsible for providing or paying for a service required pursuant to Sections 4646.5 to 4648, inclusive, or Section 95020 of the Government Code and specified in the consumer’s individualized family service plan or individual program plan, and the generic agency is not providing or funding the service or services, the regional center may submit a written notification of the failure to provide the service and a request for dispute resolution to the appropriate generic agency. Any regional center that files written notification of the failure to provide a service and a request for dispute resolution with a generic agency as set forth in this section, shall provide written notification of its request for resolution to the consumer’s parent, legal guardian, or authorized representative. The regional center may withdraw its request for dispute resolution at any time during this process.

(b)(1) Upon receipt of the written notification made by the regional center, the generic agency and the regional center shall have 15 calendar days to meet to resolve the dispute unless the generic agency notifies the regional center in writing that it needs additional time, up to 15 days, to make an initial assessment of whether the child meets the basic eligibility requirements for the program or type of service in question.

(2)The generic agency and the regional center shall prepare a written copy of the meeting resolution which shall be mailed to the parent, guardian, or other authorized representative within 10 calendar days of the meeting. The resolution shall specify the regional center or generic agency responsible for providing the service.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 84, Sec. 1. (AB 140) Effective January 1, 2010.